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multiagency en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Medieval Latin agēntiabor. English agency English multiagency From multi- + agency.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Involving multiple agencies.
    • He signed an executive order during his second week in office to “combat antisemitism” in schools and on university campuses, and on February 3 announced the creation of a multiagency task force to carry out the mandate. 2025 March 10, Karina Tsui and Elizabeth Wolfe, “Department of Education investigating 60 colleges and universities over antisemitism claims”, in CNN:
    • Law enforcement authorities think the problem has been growing and a multiagency task force[…] was formed in February to determine the extent of the problem. 2007 July 9, Randal C. Archibold, “3 Charged With Enslaving Members of Chinese Acrobatic Troupe Performing in U.S.”, in The New York Times: